Knit Your Square To Give Your Share 2009!

mioliere

F1Widow - your post will be so encouraging to those learning to knit. Thanks so much for sharing it with us. Knitting seems so daunting when you start to learn but it's really quite easy, once you know how! I'm glad I'm not the only one who has wool breeding behind the furniture. I'm constantly sorting mine out and trying to make it all look tidy!

Welcome to you Skywalker83 - if you join Loving Hands - www.lovinghands.org.uk - you can go on the forum and ask Lou (the lovely lady who runs it) to send you some wool. You can send her a private message if you want, or ask on the forum itself. I get a lot of my wool - and needles - from charity shops and I'm lucky enough to have a great wool shop nearby. EBay is good, too, and you could always ask on freecycle.

Sheyo - there are some patterns for mittens here http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/preemies.html#preemie-booties. If you look at the rest of this site, there are lots of other lovely patterns, too!

Hope everyone has a great day -I'm hoping to spend most of the afternoon knitting!

KathyXX

chalky_75

Hi everyone

Hope all is well in knitting land.

aINOANGEL---Good luck with the sock monkeys and the needlework club. They really are great.
Mioliere-- Thanks for providing such great links to the Sock Monkey Tutorials === there is a brlilliant thread on here under sock monkeys.
Mrs Money penny So sorry for your tumble- I hope it did not shake you up too mucH

THANK YOU ALL for your knitting My sister in law is actually coming out on the 3rd of Feb so any items would need to be with her before that.

Regards Chalky

mioliere

Hi Chalky - thanks for the date for items to be with your sister. I'll add it to the update in big bold letters so that it comes up each time I post it.

I'm sewing up my first trauma toy this evening, then I can add it to the update, too.

Hope you all have a great evening.

KathyXX

bridgetdunstable

Hi everyone

Thanks maytaurus for the welcome and great picture could you please add 1 square to the list

mioliere

Hi Bridget and thanks for your update. I do the running totals first thing in the morning so will add your square tomorrow.

KathyXX

ainnoangel

:j i knitted my first square!

i managed to cast on, knit, purl, cast off!!!

sooooooooo thrilled.

only trouble is... the square is 9 x 9 inches!!!! lol!!!

i might try to make it into a (rather large) bunny! but . . . i LOVE it!!

i can knit a bit!

now i am ready to try smaller squares . . . and maybe i can contribute a few to your great causes

mioliere

Good morning everyone - lots of lovely updating to do; you've all been so busy.

Ainnoangel - well done on knitting your very first square! Even if it is big, it's great practice and will make a lovely bunny!

My trauma doll just needs a face now but I didn't do that bit last night because I'd rather use natural daylight for the fiddly bits. I'll do that sometime today and then decide what to make next. I must also tidy up my wool stash - it seems to take over everything!

Anyway - here are our latest running totals. Hope you all have a great day!

KathyXX

PLEASE NOTE: ITEMS FOR CHALKY'S APPEAL NEED TO BE WITH HER SISTER BEFORE SHE TAKES THEM TO SPAIN ON 3RD FEB, SO I WOULD SUGGEST A LAST POSTING DATE OF FRIDAY 30TH JANUARY.

LATEST UPDATE (which will be posted on first post, too):

Shazrobo
8 baby hats
7 buntings
10 Innocent Smoothie hats (for Sainsbury's Big Knit campaign this year)



Pippa.S
2 baby hats
2 cardies
4 buntings
5 squares
1 baby blanket
Chalky's appeal: 1 cardi


Mioliere
1 STC hat
3 buntings
1 trauma toy
Chalky's appeal: 1 pair mittens, 1 cardi

Shezmit
2 sleeping bags
3 buntings
5 teddies
4 jumpers for the teds
1 scarf
1 boob
22 Easter chicks
1 mini Christmas stocking
2 squares
1 coffee mug cosy


Jellybeans
2 baby hats
3 Teddies for Tragedies
4 buntings

K2tog
4 baby hats
1 bunting


LilyMay (my Mum)
6 toddler cardies
4 toddler hats
3 baby hats
6 baby blankets
2 baby vests
2 cardies
8 buntings
3 squares

Tooties
6 baby hats
7 cardies
1 pair bootees
120 squares
1 blanket
1 pair mittens
1 hat for LH's elderly challenge
1 scarf for LH's elderly challenge
Chalky's appeal: 1 cardi

F1Widow
2 baby hats
2 pairs of bootees
2 squares
1 baby blanket
1 scarf

RoloPolo
11 baby hats
9 cardies
2 pairs of mittens

Chrisbethany
3 baby hats
1 bunting

Miss Angie
2 squares

Mrs Moneypenny
3 baby hats
1 baby gown
1 angel pocket
5 buntings
4 squares

DPixie
6 squares

Chalky
1 Teddy
1 Square
Chalky's appeal: 1 cardi, 1 hat, 1 pr booties

Itsloopylisa
1 angel pocket
1 bunting

Craftlady
2 buntings

Sheyo
3 baby hats
3 pairs of bootees

Bridgetdunstable
1 square




TOTALS SO FAR (Vent, STC and all baby hats will be counted together under 'Baby hats' if everyone's happy with that?)

Baby hats: 42, Cardies: 20, Baby Jumpers: 1, Sleeping Bags: 2, Buntings: 38,Angel Pocket: 2, Pairs of Bootees: 3, Pairs of mittens: 3, Teddies: 8, Jumpers for Teds: 4, Scarves: 2, Toddler Cardies: 6, Toddler Hats: 4, Baby Blankets: 9, Baby Vests: 2, Baby Gowns: 1, Squares: 144, Boobs: 1, Easter Chicks: 22, Mini Christmas Stocking: 1, Innocent Smoothie Hats: 10, Coffee mug cosies: 1, Hats for LH's elderly challenge: 1, Scarves for LH: 1, Trauma toys for LH: 1
CHALKY'S APPEAL: Cardies: 13, Jumpers: 2, Pairs of Mittens: 1, Baby Hats: 2, Pairs of Bootees: 1

dpixie

Morning all - can you please update with 5 more squares for me please. Many thanks and have a lovely day.

dpixie

mrs-moneypenny

i went to the drs yesterday Kathy, i did have concusion shes told me plenty of rest so im taking it easy with my knitting as much as possible;)

2 squares to add to the totals please

i'm just over 1/2 way through chalkys jumper so it should be in the post by the deadline

mioliere

Oh, wow, Mrs Moneypenny - I'm so glad you went to the doctor. That must have been a huge whack! I hope you've warned the family about leaving cupboard doors open - I know what children and DHs are like! Take it easy, as the doctor has ordered. I'll add your squares in the morning when I next update.

KathyXX